Syllabus database for doctoral courses
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Syllabus database for doctoral courses
SYLLABI FOR DOCTORAL COURSES
| Swedish title | Obligatorisk doktorandintroduktion |
|---|---|
| English title | Compulsory Introduction for Doctoral Students |
| Course number | 5550 |
| Credits | 0.0 |
| Responsible KI department | Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics |
| Specific entry requirements | Participants should be admitted to doctoral education at Karolinska Institutet (KI), with a start date before year 2020. |
| Grading | Passed /Not passed |
| Established by | The Committee for Doctoral Education |
| Established | 2022-01-04 |
| Purpose of the course | The purpose of the course is to prepare doctoral students for the remaining of their research studies at KI. More specifically, the doctoral students will get to know about expectations and opportunities, the process, support functions and outcomes for doctoral education at KI, how to use sources effectively and avoid plagiarism as well as knowledge about the sustainable development goals (SDGs), documenting and handling research data, and GDPR. |
| Intended learning outcomes | Upon completion of the course the doctoral students should:
• Be fully familiar with the rules for doctoral education at KI • Understand how doctoral education is organized at KI • Know where to obtain more information on doctoral education at KI • Know how to document and handle their research data in a correct way • Know the basics about General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) principles, and rights related to the processing and movement of personal data • Know how to use sources in a clear, correct and effective manner • Know how to avoid plagiarism and understand how unintentional plagiarism may occur • Be able to identify why sustainable development goals (SDGs) are important and relevant • Describe how KI impacts and can contribute to the SDGs • Be able to give examples of some targets and indicators for selected SDGs |
| Contents of the course | • An introduction to the process, content and expected outcomes of doctoral education at KI.
• An introduction to information secrecy, research documentation, handling of research data and data safety. • General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) principles and rights related to personal data. • How and why to use sources effectively and to avoid plagiarism. • An introduction to SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals), as set out by the United Nations Agenda 2030. • Information on various support functions at Karolinska Institutet in doctoral education. |
| Teaching and learning activities | The course includes several online modules with information texts and short films in Canvas, with quizzes. |
| Compulsory elements | All Canvas modules have to be completed and passed. |
| Examination | The online quizzes have to be passed. |
| Literature and other teaching material | Participants are required to read the latest update of "Rules for doctoral education at KI" in advance and to watch relevant webinars and read related documents. | Course responsible |
Tulay Lindberg Department of Dental Medicine Tulay.Lindberg@ki.se |
| Contact person |
Nora Espahbodi Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics nora.espahbodi@ki.se |
